⁸ Then David went out of the cave and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.^(A)

²³ When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground.^{(A) 24} She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,^(B) and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say.

⁷ Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;^(A) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

¹⁷ Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is that your voice,^(A) David my son?”

David replied, “Yes it is, my lord the king.”

⁴¹ After the boy had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone and bowed down before Jonathan three times, with his face to the ground.^(A) Then they kissed each other and wept together—but David wept the most.

³ Abram fell facedown,^(A) and God said to him,

¹⁷ Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,^(A) fear God, honor the emperor.^(B)